12576/F.E (1 2633/581/378)
The Department of Overseas Trade has considered the despatch from His Majesty's Minister at Teheran respecting the recognition by the Persian Government of British subjects of Persian origin, transmitted with Foreign Office Memorandum T 581/581/378,
February 23rd, 1924.
dated
2. The Department scarcely feels in a position to advise the Foreign Office as to the reply which should be made on the first point which Sir Percy Loraine raises as to the contention of the Persian
Government regarding the acquisition of British nationality by Persian subjects in general, as the
ruling factors are political.
3. As regards the three specific cases which the Minister raises in his second point, the Department has no information about Nemazi, except that he is
Messrs. described in a "K Form" report as a Persian, Isfahani are presumably Messrs. Isfahani & Sons of Calcutta. This firm were at one time worth 10 to 15 lacs of rupees, but they lost practically the whole of
They are it during the slump in East Indian hides.
Hariri is described as a reputable but unfortunate.
Persian, established in Manchester since 1918, and connected with B.R.H.Medhizaneh Bros. of Teheran.
He
is respectable and industrious, and has command of some capital and a credit of from £1/200 is considered a
fair trade risk.
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